StreamMessageInput class

Inactive state:

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Focused state:

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Widget used to enter a message and add attachments:

class ChannelPage extends StatelessWidget {
  const ChannelPage({
    Key? key,
  }) : super(key: key);

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) => Scaffold(
        appBar: const StreamChannelHeader(),
        body: Column(
          children: <Widget>[
            Expanded(
              child: StreamMessageListView(
                threadBuilder: (_, parentMessage) => ThreadPage(
                  parent: parentMessage,
                ),
              ),
            ),
            const StreamMessageInput(),
          ],
        ),
      );
}

You usually put this widget in the same page of a StreamMessageListView as the bottom widget.

The widget renders the ui based on the first ancestor of type StreamChatTheme. Modify it to change the widget appearance.

Inheritance

Constructors

StreamMessageInput({Key? key, void onMessageSent(Message)?, FutureOr<Message> preMessageSending(Message)?, double maxHeight = 150, int? maxLines, int? minLines, TextInputAction? textInputAction, TextInputType? keyboardType, TextCapitalization textCapitalization = TextCapitalization.sentences, bool disableAttachments = false, StreamMessageInputController? messageInputController, List<Widget> actions = const [], ActionsLocation actionsLocation = ActionsLocation.left, AttachmentListBuilder? attachmentListBuilder, AttachmentListBuilder? fileAttachmentListBuilder, AttachmentListBuilder? mediaAttachmentListBuilder, AttachmentItemBuilder? fileAttachmentBuilder, AttachmentItemBuilder? mediaAttachmentBuilder, FocusNode? focusNode, SendButtonLocation sendButtonLocation = SendButtonLocation.outside, bool autofocus = false, bool hideSendAsDm = false, Widget? idleSendButton, Widget? activeSendButton, bool showCommandsButton = true, UserMentionTileBuilder? userMentionsTileBuilder, int maxAttachmentSize = kDefaultMaxAttachmentSize, ErrorListener? onError, int attachmentLimit = 10, List<AttachmentPickerType> allowedAttachmentPickerTypes = AttachmentPickerType.values, AttachmentLimitExceedListener? onAttachmentLimitExceed, AttachmentButtonBuilder? attachmentButtonBuilder, CommandButtonBuilder? commandButtonBuilder, Iterable<StreamAutocompleteTrigger> customAutocompleteTriggers = const [], bool mentionAllAppUsers = false, MessageRelatedBuilder? sendButtonBuilder, Widget quotedMessageBuilder(BuildContext, Message)?, Map<String, QuotedMessageAttachmentThumbnailBuilder>? quotedMessageAttachmentThumbnailBuilders, bool? shouldKeepFocusAfterMessage, MessageValidator validator = _defaultValidator, String? restorationId, bool? enableSafeArea, double? elevation, BoxShadow? shadow, bool autoCorrect = true, bool enableMentionsOverlay = true, VoidCallback? onQuotedMessageCleared, bool enableActionAnimation = true, KeyEventPredicate sendMessageKeyPredicate = _defaultSendMessageKeyPredicate, KeyEventPredicate clearQuotedMessageKeyPredicate = _defaultClearQuotedMessageKeyPredicate, OgPreviewFilter ogPreviewFilter = _defaultOgPreviewFilter, HintGetter hintGetter = _defaultHintGetter, ContentInsertionConfiguration? contentInsertionConfiguration})
Instantiate a new MessageInput
const

Properties

actions → List<Widget>
List of action widgets.
final
actionsLocation → ActionsLocation
The location of the custom actions.
final
activeSendButton → Widget?
Send button widget in an active state
final
allowedAttachmentPickerTypes → List<AttachmentPickerType>
The list of allowed attachment types which can be picked using the attachment button.
final
attachmentButtonBuilder → AttachmentButtonBuilder?
Builder for customizing the attachment button.
final
attachmentLimit → int
A limit for the no. of attachments that can be sent with a single message.
final
attachmentListBuilder → AttachmentListBuilder?
Builder used to build the attachment list present in the message input.
final
autoCorrect → bool
Disable autoCorrect by passing false autoCorrect is enabled by default
final
autofocus → bool
Autofocus property passed to the TextField
final
clearQuotedMessageKeyPredicate → KeyEventPredicate
The predicate used to clear the quoted message on desktop/web
final
commandButtonBuilder → CommandButtonBuilder?
Builder for customizing the command button.
final
contentInsertionConfiguration → ContentInsertionConfiguration?
Configuration of handler for media content inserted via the system input method.
final
customAutocompleteTriggers → Iterable<StreamAutocompleteTrigger>
List of triggers for showing autocomplete.
final
disableAttachments → bool
If true the attachments button will not be displayed.
final
elevation → double?
Elevation of the StreamMessageInput
final
enableActionAnimation → bool
If true the message input will animate the actions while you type
final
enableMentionsOverlay → bool
Disable the mentions overlay by passing false Enabled by default
final
enableSafeArea → bool?
Wrap StreamMessageInput with a SafeArea widget
final
fileAttachmentBuilder → AttachmentItemBuilder?
Builder used to build the file attachment item.
final
fileAttachmentListBuilder → AttachmentListBuilder?
Builder used to build the file type attachment list.
final
focusNode → FocusNode?
The focus node associated to the TextField.
final
hashCode → int
The hash code for this object.
no setterinherited
hideSendAsDm → bool
Hide send as dm checkbox.
final
hintGetter → HintGetter
Returns the hint text for the message input.
final
idleSendButton → Widget?
Send button widget in an idle state
final
key → Key?
Controls how one widget replaces another widget in the tree.
finalinherited
keyboardType → TextInputType?
The keyboard type assigned to the TextField.
final
maxAttachmentSize → int
Max attachment size in bytes:
final
maxHeight → double
Maximum Height for the TextField to grow before it starts scrolling.
final
maxLines → int?
The maximum lines of text the input can span.
final
mediaAttachmentBuilder → AttachmentItemBuilder?
Builder used to build the media attachment item.
final
mediaAttachmentListBuilder → AttachmentListBuilder?
Builder used to build the media type attachment list.
final
mentionAllAppUsers → bool
When enabled mentions search users across the entire app.
final
messageInputController → StreamMessageInputController?
The text controller of the TextField.
final
minLines → int?
The minimum lines of text the input can span.
final
ogPreviewFilter → OgPreviewFilter
The filter used to determine if a link should be shown as an OpenGraph preview.
final
onAttachmentLimitExceed → AttachmentLimitExceedListener?
A callback for when the attachmentLimit is exceeded.
final
onError → ErrorListener?
A callback for error reporting
final
onMessageSent → (void Function(Message)?)
Function called after sending the message.
final
onQuotedMessageCleared → VoidCallback?
Callback for when the quoted message is cleared
final
preMessageSending → (FutureOr<Message> Function(Message)?)
Function called right before sending the message.
final
quotedMessageAttachmentThumbnailBuilders → Map<String, QuotedMessageAttachmentThumbnailBuilder>?
Map that defines a thumbnail builder for an attachment type.
final
quotedMessageBuilder → (Widget Function(BuildContext, Message)?)
Builder for building quoted message
final
restorationId → String?
Restoration ID to save and restore the state of the MessageInput.
final
runtimeType → Type
A representation of the runtime type of the object.
no setterinherited
sendButtonBuilder → MessageRelatedBuilder?
Builder for creating send button
final
sendButtonLocation → SendButtonLocation
The location of the send button
final
sendMessageKeyPredicate → KeyEventPredicate
The predicate used to send a message on desktop/web
final
shadow → BoxShadow?
Shadow for the StreamMessageInput widget
final
shouldKeepFocusAfterMessage → bool?
Defines if the StreamMessageInput loses focuses after a message is sent. The default behaviour keeps focus until a command is enabled.
final
showCommandsButton → bool
Use this property to hide/show the commands button.
final
textCapitalization → TextCapitalization
Configures how the platform keyboard will select an uppercase or lowercase keyboard.
final
textInputAction → TextInputAction?
The type of action button to use for the keyboard.
final
userMentionsTileBuilder → UserMentionTileBuilder?
Customize the tile for the mentions overlay.
final
validator → MessageValidator
A callback function that validates the message.
final

Methods

createElement() → StatefulElement
Creates a StatefulElement to manage this widget's location in the tree.
inherited
createState() → StreamMessageInputState
Creates the mutable state for this widget at a given location in the tree.
override
debugDescribeChildren() → List<DiagnosticsNode>
Returns a list of DiagnosticsNode objects describing this node's children.
inherited
debugFillProperties(DiagnosticPropertiesBuilder properties) → void
Add additional properties associated with the node.
inherited
noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) → dynamic
Invoked when a nonexistent method or property is accessed.
inherited
toDiagnosticsNode({String? name, DiagnosticsTreeStyle? style}) → DiagnosticsNode
Returns a debug representation of the object that is used by debugging tools and by DiagnosticsNode.toStringDeep.
inherited
toString({DiagnosticLevel minLevel = DiagnosticLevel.info}) → String
A string representation of this object.
inherited
toStringDeep({String prefixLineOne = '', String? prefixOtherLines, DiagnosticLevel minLevel = DiagnosticLevel.debug}) → String
Returns a string representation of this node and its descendants.
inherited
toStringShallow({String joiner = ', ', DiagnosticLevel minLevel = DiagnosticLevel.debug}) → String
Returns a one-line detailed description of the object.
inherited
toStringShort() → String
A short, textual description of this widget.
inherited

Operators

operator ==(Object other) → bool
The equality operator.
inherited